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Cholera vs Typhoid

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated May 2026

Typhoid was dispensed 63.0× as often as Cholera in May 2026 — 37,112 items versus 589 in England.

589items

Cholera · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

37,112items

Typhoid · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Cholera versus Typhoid: national items dispensed by month

▬ Cholera   ·   ╌ Typhoid

0 30k 60k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Typhoid 589 Jan 2021: 14 Feb 2021: 14 Mar 2021: 27 Apr 2021: 21 May 2021: 25 Jun 2021: 32 Jul 2021: 21 Aug 2021: 23 Sep 2021: 24 Oct 2021: 25 Nov 2021: 43 Dec 2021: 56 Jan 2022: 51 Feb 2022: 70 Mar 2022: 129 Apr 2022: 146 May 2022: 255 Jun 2022: 291 Jul 2022: 320 Aug 2022: 302 Sep 2022: 391 Oct 2022: 321 Nov 2022: 139 Dec 2022: 88 Jan 2023: 109 Feb 2023: 58 Mar 2023: 66 Apr 2023: 275 May 2023: 339 Jun 2023: 419 Jul 2023: 486 Aug 2023: 393 Sep 2023: 425 Oct 2023: 449 Nov 2023: 398 Dec 2023: 339 Jan 2024: 510 Feb 2024: 463 Mar 2024: 276 Apr 2024: 377 May 2024: 548 Jun 2024: 798 Jul 2024: 652 Aug 2024: 553 Sep 2024: 598 Oct 2024: 555 Nov 2024: 521 Dec 2024: 573 Jan 2025: 629 Feb 2025: 578 Mar 2025: 656 Apr 2025: 585 May 2025: 704 Jun 2025: 802 Jul 2025: 709 Aug 2025: 553 Sep 2025: 669 Oct 2025: 671 Nov 2025: 564 Dec 2025: 634 Jan 2026: 655 Feb 2026: 605 Mar 2026: 539 Apr 2026: 520 May 2026: 589

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Cholera versus Typhoid, May 2026
Measure Cholera Typhoid
Items, May 2026 589 37,112
Items, last 12 months 7,510 574,920
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £30,959 £414,316

See the full profile for Cholera or Typhoid.